It seems as though Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has evolved on his position over the past couple of days, during which Rep. Nancy Mace blew up the internet by introducing a House resolution that would ban men from women's restrooms in Congress.
On Tuesday, a reporter asked Johnson if trans Representative-Elect Sarah McBride was a man or a woman, Johnson took a pass, saying, "Look, I’m not going to get into this." It didn't take Johnson long to get his mind right, as he later said, "Let me be unequivocally clear. A man is a man and a woman is a woman. And a man cannot become a woman." Cue the lefty meltdowns.
On Wednesday, Johnson issued a new House rule banning men from women's spaces in the Capitol. "Women deserve women's only spaces," he writes:
🚨 BREAKING: Speaker Johnson just announced that men are banned from the girl's bathrooms and locker rooms on Capitol Hill. pic.twitter.com/BkNlhH6Anr
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) November 20, 2024
Johnson also made the point that each member's office has its own private restroom facilities. Sarah McBride can use his own bathroom.
Excellent decree by @SpeakerJohnson but expect a challenge and adversarial conduct from Tim and his colleagues. The objective is to eliminate women’s safe spaces in Congress.
— Sherry Kerdman (@sherry_kerdman) November 20, 2024
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"Tim" in that post is "Sarah," for those keeping score.
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— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) November 20, 2024
This is the winning I like to see. The woke era is coming to an end.
— Burt Macklin (@BurtMaclin_FBI) November 20, 2024
Did he find his balls when Trump won? Let's keep this going!
— Todd Peterson (@toddamtrib) November 20, 2024
Mike has grown some nuts! He can use the men's bathroom now! 👏👏👏
— LoA (@Lordofacca) November 20, 2024
So much sense… So late to the battle…
— Gretchen Wollert (@GretchenWollert) November 20, 2024
It's important that this protects men's privacy as well. This is about rights. It's not a battle of the sexes. Men and women are equally entitled to have these spaces free of the opposite sex.
— 🇺🇲 Estella 🇮🇱 (@ArchLuminous) November 20, 2024
And this McBride person will simply say he’s a woman. I don’t think this is over yet.
— Nan (@nanthomas6) November 20, 2024
Yeah, we're not so sure either.
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